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František Kupka (1871-1957):
1. Babylon (1906),
2. The Way of Silence (1903),
3. The Crowning of Helen (1906).
Mythological works by Paul Reid (b. 1975) include 'Pan' (2010) and 'Theseus and the Minotaur' (2012).
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"O Delion king, whose light-producing eye views all within, and all beneath the sky; whose locks are gold, whose oracles are sure, who omens good revealest, and precepts pure" --Orphic Hymn 34 to Apollo
The Chariot of Apollo, or Phoebus Apollo (c.1880), Gustave Moreau
"Zeus bound Prometheus with painful bonds and set a long-winged eagle on him that kept gnawing his undying liver, but whatever the bird ate the whole day thru would all grow back by night."
1. Salvator Rosa
2. Gioacchino Assereto
3. Jean-Louis César Lair
4. Theodoor Rombouts
Zeus appears to get a big headache as Athena emerges from his head. Athena looks a bit surprised herself. Illustration from "D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths."
"Hymn of the Pythagoreans to the Rising Sun" (1877) by Fyodor Andreyevich Bronnikov (1827-1902). Oil on canvas; 79.5 x 159.5cm. Photo via Sotheby's.
Detail of Aeolus, king and keeper of the winds, from the ceiling of the Sala di Ulisse at the Palazzo Poggi in Bologna. Painted by Pellegrino Tibaldi (1527-1596). #FrescoFriday
"The Questioner of the Sphinx" (1863) by Elihu Vedder (1836-1923). Oil on canvas; 92.07 x 107.31 cm. MFA, Boston
Egyptian prints from the New York Public Library's Digital Collections. Italian, Mid 19th century.
After digging in the sand for shellfish, Herakles' dog returns with his mouth dyed red. The reddish color of the sea snail's blood led to the discovery of Tyrian purple and the origin of the famous and costly dye. #Mythologymonday
🎨Theodoor van Thulden, 1636.